Juneteenth Festival set for SaturdayThe Juneteenth Festival will be Saturday, June 20 at the Natchitoches Arts Center. It will be a family friendly event with no admission and will begin at 10 a.m. Events will include a voter registr...

Semi-truck on fire near CypressNatchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Natchitoches Fire District #5, DOTD, and SWEPCO responded to a vehicle fire on La. Hwy 1 south of Cypress, La. May 22 at 6:01 p.m. The 1998 Peterbilt semi-tr...

Hall of Fame Induction set for June 25-27The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction will be June 25-27 in Natchitoches. The events include: •Thursday: Welcome reception at Maglieaux’s across from the Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, ...

Parish permits for April total over $1 millionThe Natchitoches Parish Planning and Zoning Office issued 25 permits for April. The total estimated development costs is $1.1 million, with permit fees totaling $8,054. Commercial-Addition: John E....

Buddhist monks visit NatchitochesThree Buddhist monks from Thailand and friends toured Northwestern State University and the downtown Natchitoches Historic District yesterday. The guests are visiting Noy and Frank Schrader of Pine...

City Pool will officially open SaturdayThe City of Natchitoches Recreation and Parks Department announces that City Pool will officially open to the public on Saturday, June 13, 2015 with swimming lessons starting Monday, June 15. City ...

A Letter to the PresidentBy Henry “Buddy” Maggio Two thousand and fifteen commemorates the 70th year that World War II ended. A war that claimed the lives of 60 million people world-wide, both military and civilian. As a s...

NSU will offer non-credit courses in JuneNSU will offer the following classes in June: Go online to http://ece.nsula.edu/non-credit/ or call 800-376-2422 or 318-357-6355 to register or for more information. Beginning Cake Decorating: Mary...

CorrectionAn article in the June 11 about the Natchitoches Parish School board contained incorrect information about the projected deficit. It stated that Director of Finance Steven Solomon recommended ways ...

LaCap supports Purple PrideNatchitoches area La Capitol Federal Credit Union employees are showing NSU support by wearing purple. Dr. Henderson presented a plan at a Chamber luncheon last week that included a campus with mor...

Reception set for SaturdayAnyone who contributed to Operation Christmas Child in any way during 2014, can join the West-Central LA Operation Christmas Child team for a reception Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. until noon in ...

Legends Gala held at Old State CapitolBATON ROUGE – Over 350 guests attended the Friends of LPB’s 25th Annual Louisiana Legends Awards Gala on May 7 at the Old State Capitol. This year’s honorees were the The Honorable Kathleen Blanco,...

Stylists team up to open A’ NALA SalonTalking over pizza one night, five stylists decided to combine their talent and go into business together. Merging the Sweet Tea Salon and Be Dazzled Hair Salon, the group created the A’ NALA Salon...

One date left to take GRE test at NSU, June 19Northwestern State University is offering the GRE online. Prospective graduate students wishing to take the online version of the GRE can take the test at NSU June 19. “Since the GRE is required of...

Parish Council sets agendaThe Parish Council will consider exploring a fee on guilty people in Tenth Judicial District Court to raise money for the coroner’s office when it meets Monday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish C...